Reports the recognition of the aged as the target for flu vaccination in England. Efforts to encourage vaccination on younger patients with chronic diseases; Goals of the vaccination moves; Use of television advertisement for the promotion of the vaccination campaign for the aged.Ward...
Flu Vaccination Rate Too Low, HSE Warns ; Most Common Strain of Virus a Particular Threat to Over-65sGleeson, Colin
People over 65 and young people aged 0-19 should be prioritised for influenza vaccination after high risk groups during times of limited vaccine supply, a study published in PLoS Computational Biology has recommended.1 Using computer modelling, researchers created a "synthetic population" in the US...
In Australia, the flu is responsible formore than 5,000 hospitalization and 100 deathsa year. The highest rates are among those over 65, whose immune systems aren't as effective as they used to be, and children under five, whose immune systems are yet to mature. To combat the decline in...
BackgroundFor the last 17 years, the UK has employed a routine influenza vaccination programme with the aim of reducing the spread of seasonal influenza. In mid‐2000, the programme moved from a purely risk‐based approach to a risk and age group‐targete...
We compared differences in VE and vaccine failures among older adult age group (65-74, 75, and65years) to adults aged 18-49years by influenza type and subtype using interaction terms to test for statistical significance and stratified by prior season vaccination status. RESULTS: Analysis included...
Reaching those who are on the fence about vaccination—including the 14% who are unsure, and the 11% who are somewhat unlikely to get vaccinated— will also be important. More findings Most poll respondents appear to agree with recommendations from public health authorities that getting a flu sh...
Influenza vaccination of health care workers If more hospital doctors and nurses were to be given a flu jab, fewer hospital patients would contract flu and/or develop pneumonia. This is the conclusion... J Riphagendalhuisen - University of Groningen 被引量: 5发表: 2013年 What causes pneumonia...
In those aged 65 years and older, it was 63.4%. Perceiving influenza as a serious illness was the most frequent reason for getting vaccinated. Thirteen percent of those vaccinated in 2005/06 indicated the threat of avian flu as a reason. The main reason for not getting vaccinated was ...
We study a population-based influenza vaccination program in the Netherlands, and the spillovers it has within families. Individuals aged 65 years and over qualify for the program and receive a personal invitation for a free flu shot, while ineligible individuals have to pay out-of-pocket and fa...